What is the question?
Anther, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I may not know the question, but here's the anther! Ha, ha, just kidding! (Here's a flower anatomy lesson showing how…
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July 4, 2006
A Weakness for Mallows
Mallow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I have a weakness for mallows. Not because the plant supplies the mucilage in marshmallows---or, it least, did before the dawn…
July 2, 2006
Fairae Lights
Poppy Revealed, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. The luminous effect in these photos is reasonably easy to achieve---and has nothing to do with Photoshop. It is a…
June 30, 2006
Botany of Desire
Day Lily 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. OK, so I've "borrowed" Michael Pollan's excellent title for this story. These photos are of day lilies. The subject…
June 28, 2006
My Garden Fence
My Garden Fence, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. The appearance of a reflection is made by the subject matter reflected---and by the direction of the light that…
June 27, 2006
Trapped
Trapped, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. We think of flowers as so beautiful. (Of course, they are!) "Colorful," "soft", and, yes "feminine," are words that sometimes seem…
June 27, 2006
Beyond the Visible
Indian Paintbrush, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It's fairly well known that digital sensors are more sensitive to infrared (IR) than either film or the human eye.…
June 25, 2006
Orange Rose
Orange Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It's the details that make this photo for me (you may have to view it larger to see them). For…
June 25, 2006
High Dive
High Dive, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Everyone slept relatively late this morning, and when I came downstairs with the kids the last of the soft morning…
June 23, 2006
Beneath the Dahlia
Beneath the Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. We are trained to view flowers by looking down at them. Or, on occasion, at the level of the…
June 21, 2006
Lobelia Drop
Lobelia Drop, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I took this photograph of a water drop on a lobelia with my 105mm macro lens handheld at 1/60 of…
June 20, 2006
Rose Heart
Rose Heart, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Here are two roses with water drops from my garden for your viewing pleasure. The rose on top is a…
June 15, 2006
Slow Flash
Dahlia Glowing, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. "Slow flash" is an oxymoron because there can be no such thing as a slow flash exposure. A flash duration…
June 13, 2006
Dahlia Days
Red Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Dahlias are interesting me lately. I love their symmetry, flamboyance, and elegance. I photographed this red dwarf dahlia head-on with…
June 13, 2006
White Rose
White Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. A white rose is a potent symbol. A symbol of what? Perhaps of love, purity, and chastity. But historically the…
June 12, 2006
Heart Like a Mallow
Heart Like a Mallow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Mallows are annuals or perennials of the Malvaceae family. Spreading from their origins in Southern Europe, they've given…
June 12, 2006
Wet Dahlia
Wet Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. How lucious to come downstairs and see everything setup for a Father's Day celebration! Even though they were a week…
June 11, 2006
A Classical Zinnia
Zinnia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is another photograph using classical techniques (like this delphinium): tripod mounted, high depth-of-field, moderately long exposure, head-on point-of-view. (If you…
June 11, 2006